So what's the hot new legal area? The space that every fast-moving Silicon Valley market leader needs more than anything else? Privacy lawyers - particularly data privacy attorneys. Whether its Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Twilio . . the list of firms seeking data privacy specialists who can interpret and negotiate the treacherous waters of new laws affecting privacy is … [Read more...]
New Survey Shows Concern Over Privacy, Data Theft and Financial Fraud
Robinson + Cole Data Privacy - A new Harris Poll for the American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA), which called 1006 U.S. adults for the report, shows interesting statistics regarding American adults’ attitudes and fears about identity theft and financial loss as a result of cyber intrusions. The poll’s conclusion is that 48 percent of U.S. adults believe that identity theft will … [Read more...]
Gartner Predicts the Future of Big Data’s Impact on Legal
Xerox-xls.com - In February, the White House appointed DJ Patil as the first “chief data scientist” in U.S. history in order to address the challenges of Big Data, who will be tasked with trying to use that data to create efficiencies, promote innovation and unlock economic potential. Businesses face a similar situation in dealing with the tremendous amounts of data being … [Read more...]
Privacy Law and the Internet – Change, but Not Too Soon
We all know the Internet has wrought massive changes to every aspect of our lives. But when it comes to the law, to what extent does privacy law now need to change? The issue was raised by Britain's Supreme Court president, Lord Neuberger, who agreed we needed a 'rethink' over the Internet due to its challenges and it needs to happen soon. The law on privacy may need to … [Read more...]
Cell Phone Privacy Upheld by Supreme Court
Searching the cellphones of those arrested is available only after a search warrant, the US Supreme Court has ruled in a decision welcomed by those concerned about privacy in the age of digital communication. The Chief Justice, John Roberts referred to the power of cell phones, saying because they contain so much information the police need to have a warrant before hunting … [Read more...]
EU Court Strengthens the Right to Be Forgotten
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued a quite surprising decision against Google which has significant implications for global companies. On May 13, 2014 the ECJ issued a ruling which did not follow the rational eor the conclusions of its Advocate General, but instead sided with the Spanish data protection authority (DPA) and found that: •individuals have a right … [Read more...]
